Coastal Zone Management Section 309 Grant: 2003 Nearshore Rocky Reef Habitat and Fish Survey, and Multi-Year Summary

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Citation

Originator: Weeks, Hal and Arlene Merems

Publish Date: 2004

Online Link: None

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Contact Information

Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Cedric Cooney

Job Position: Natural Resources Data and Systems Manager

Telephone: 503-947-6094

E-Mail Address: cedric.x.cooney@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: Oregon’s nearshore environment and the living marine resources that depend upon it have been subject to increasing pressures for several years. Emphasis and effort on nearshore fisheries has increased with the development of the live-fish fishery combined with reductions in offshore fishery opportunities as more conservative harvest management measures have been adopted. Non-fishery pressures including dredge material disposal and oil spills and leaks can compromise the health and viability of the nearshore ecosystem. The potential for future offshore energy exploration and extraction remains. The recent U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy report expressed support for the development of marine aquaculture operations. Recently, nearshore hypoxic events have been observed off the central Oregon coast (2002 and 2004) resulting in localized mortality of some marine species. While these appear to have been generated by natural processes including large-scale ocean transport of hypoxic waters from the sub-Arctic to the south and thence onto the Oregon continental shelf through upwelling (Freeland, et al. 2003, Huyer 2003, Grantham, et al. 2004), the frequency, distribution and intensity of these events is not understood. Further, the relationship of these events to human-induced environmental change is also unknown. Oregon must continue to work to sustain its nearshore resources and the functioning of nearshore ecological systems by balancing the demands for harvest and habitat uses with prudent conservation measures, all within the context of substantial natural variation. In 2003, we conducted a fourth ROV survey at Cape Perpetua Reef. This report summarizes that work, and also incorporates information from the 2002 survey.

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Time Period of Content: 2002-2003

Geographic Extent: Cape Perpetua Reef, Oregon

Status: Final

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Format: PDF

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Lineage-Source: Final Report for 2003 - 04 Grant Cooperative Agreement No. 001-3176C-Fish This work was funded by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development Coastal Management Program through a Section 309 Program Enhancement Grant from the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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